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, congressman john lewis, martin luther king jr. iii, and oprah winfrey. find those on the rundown. >> woodruff: we return now to the question of syria. jeffrey brown leads a debate over options for the obama administration. >> brown: the question: how should the u.s. respond to syria's alleged chemical weapons attack? we discuss that with ivo dahlder, former u.s. ambassador to nato and now president of the chicago council on global affairs. hisham melhem is the washington bureau chief of al arabiya news channel. and john mearsheimer is a professor at the university of chicago and has written extensively on strategic issues. ivo dahlder, i'll start wurk given the options the u.s. discussed what do you think the u.s. should do? >> i think the president laid it out in thenterview we just saw. we clearly have a case in which chemical weapons were used. i think the evidence the administration has collected and needs to present to the american public and, indeed, to the world, demonstrating that this was a use of chemical weapons by the
, congressman john lewis, martin luther king jr. iii, and oprah winfrey. find those on the rundown. >> woodruff: we return now to the question of syria. jeffrey brown leads a debate over options for the obama administration. >> brown: the question: how should the u.s. respond to syria's alleged chemical weapons attack? we discuss that with ivo dahlder, former u.s. ambassador to nato and now president of the chicago council on global affairs. hisham melhem is the washington bureau...
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of martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech. >> have the conservatives judged this man by the content of his character? >> absolutely not. most of the political have an union pinning of race. >> president obama downplayed the assertion that race was behind the republican gridlock. >> i was on the stage with president clinton, and i remember him having a pretty hard time with republicans as well. there does seems to be sometimes just democratic presidents generally being -- efforts being made to gee legitimize them. >> let's bring in joe watkins and democratic strategist and former edwards campaign spokesman chris skofinas. what do you think of that? >> it's one of those things where you don't want to believe it. obviously you have a lot of republican -- i don't by any means believe they are racist, so it's something that you don't want to believe, but when you step back and i think this is where the american public, and in particular i would say the african-american community looks at what the president has faced, looks at the policies opposed. i don't see them clamoring to fix it. ev
of martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech. >> have the conservatives judged this man by the content of his character? >> absolutely not. most of the political have an union pinning of race. >> president obama downplayed the assertion that race was behind the republican gridlock. >> i was on the stage with president clinton, and i remember him having a pretty hard time with republicans as well. there does seems to be sometimes just democratic presidents...
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obama can do that. when president obama can use his bully pulpit to do both, and then the effectiveness of his excoriation of black people will ring true. martin luther king junior spoke against social injustice. mr. obama, president obama has a far way to go. of a prophetic pulpit, which talks about personal responsibility as well as structural deficits. >> thank you also to dana milbank. >>> coming up, pat robertson said, what about gay americans? you won't believe this. well, actually maybe you will. [ female announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily ph
obama can do that. when president obama can use his bully pulpit to do both, and then the effectiveness of his excoriation of black people will ring true. martin luther king junior spoke against social injustice. mr. obama, president obama has a far way to go. of a prophetic pulpit, which talks about personal responsibility as well as structural deficits. >> thank you also to dana milbank. >>> coming up, pat robertson said, what about gay americans? you won't believe this. well,...
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president obama who told thousands who gathered on the national mall on wednesday that while following racial barriers represent great strides towards martin luther king's dream, economic inequality remains the nation's 'great unfinished business.' the president spoke from the abraham lincoln memorial, where king delivered his 'i have a dream'speech have a century earlier. he was joined by former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton as well as civil rights pioneers." here he talks about being masters of our own fate. [video clip] >> the march on washington teaches us that we are masters of our fate. but it also teaches us that the promise of this nation will only be kept when we work together. we have to reignite the embers feeling,y and fellow the coalition of conscience that found expression in this place 50 years ago. i believe that spirit is there, that truth force inside each of us. i see it when a white mother recognizes her own daughter in the face of a poor black child. i see it when the black youth things of his own grandfather and the dignified step -- in the dignified st
president obama who told thousands who gathered on the national mall on wednesday that while following racial barriers represent great strides towards martin luther king's dream, economic inequality remains the nation's 'great unfinished business.' the president spoke from the abraham lincoln memorial, where king delivered his 'i have a dream'speech have a century earlier. he was joined by former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton as well as civil rights pioneers." here he talks...
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martin luther king's historic "i have a dream" speech. and president obama, of course, was not the only high profile speaker there, he was joined by some big name celebrities. there's a great shot of oprah winfrey standing there. it was a little rainy, as you can see. also a rousing speech by the oscar winning actor and entertainer jamie foxx. but here's a question that some people are scratching their heads about today, because notably ab sent was a man by the name of tim scott who happens to be the only african-american who currently serves in the united states senate. but senator scott did not get the chance to share his thoughts there yesterday. he was on "fox & friends," though, in the morning. >> i think i have a responsibility to be as educated and as economically viable as possible so as to say that those folks who sacrifice for the dream, that the sacrifice was worth it. i am living my mother's american dream today. she worked 16 hours a day to keep us off of welfare, and because of her efforts, i was able to succeed. martha: he'
martin luther king's historic "i have a dream" speech. and president obama, of course, was not the only high profile speaker there, he was joined by some big name celebrities. there's a great shot of oprah winfrey standing there. it was a little rainy, as you can see. also a rousing speech by the oscar winning actor and entertainer jamie foxx. but here's a question that some people are scratching their heads about today, because notably ab sent was a man by the name of tim scott who...